Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-08
OUR PROSPECTS IMPROVING.
Omaha's Chances For the Conven-
ton Steadily Growing Better.
A CALL ON THE PRESIDENT.
Blaine Said TO Have the Power of
Locating the Republican Gather
ing Wherever He Chooses
Ways and Means.
Omaha and the Convention.

NSShINuloNs bIt' is-lEDIttldl Itltti tiii
to the BEE. The prospects for Omaha Sc
curing the national republican convention are |
improving every hour and the chances are
equal to any of her competitors At 80 the |
Nebraska delegation were accorded Il recop-
ton by the president. The party consisted of
congressman McShane and Dorsey Senators
Henderson and Paddock, Governor Thayer,
j. F.. Boyd, +. Roscwatcr, Cadet Taylor, G..
NJ. Hitchcock Church Howe, Thomas Swobc
and Mrs. Swobc, c. II. Gere, f. X. Vaen-
tine, G.. NJ. Lumbcrtson, George u. Mciklc
john and Colonel Sapp. The president chatted
pleasantly with the party about Omaha and
the prospects of securing the convention.
1t was quietly whispered around the
hotel corridors and the capitol to-day
that Mr.. Blaine had cabled to stephen
Il. Elkins his lreferment as to the place
where the next republican nominating con-
vention should be held, and that Mr.. Ellins
would control it. AS stated in u BEE special
last night, majority of the national COM
mittec favor the denomination of Mr.. Blaine.
Pennsylvania is the stronghold of the plumed
knight and as soon as this report became
well circulated, the delegation from Phia-
delphia was observed to 20 into their work
with renewed vigor, and tonight they are
claiming that they will get the convention
The fight at present is triangular the
three points standing out most boldly
for the convention being Phila-
delphia, Chicago and Cincinnati,
with chances of success in the
| of II combination against Chicago. The so nth
| and states east of Indiana, prefer Phil adel-
| phia TO Chicago while some of the far west
| crn states prefer the Quaker city to the city
by the lake. In the struggle the Omaha dele
| pnt ion luyn StIpup homes Df Slrppss by
| ing i'll as dark horse or compromise. Min
| neapolis is making almost as much clamor as
| Cincinnati, but St Louis does not seem to
! figure very prominently. A Philadelphan
| says of the advantages of his city, THE
| convention will not go to Cincinnati because
| Blaine would not be given Il fair chance
| there it would be for Sherman-thc very air
| Of the place. AT Chicago there are similar
| objections. One of Chicagos great news
| papers has man in Europe hountang Blaine,
| and misrcprescnting him, while two or three
others are going for him with ham
mer and tongs in their editorial
| columns. While Pennsylvania is for Blaine,
| Philadelphia is not. We guarantee fair treat
| ment of all and abuse no one, be he il candi-
date or not The only things we offer are
| comfort and decency, at not onlythc hands OF
| the press, but the crowd that will ONE from
the ad joining country. 1t is my honest be-
| lief that we will get it,
The Nebraska headquarters were tonight
| throngcd with visitors. The crowd seemed
| night, when Senator Cullom, of Illinois;
| Mayor Smith, of Cincinnati, and other promi-
| ncnt men came in. In the event of Il pooling
of Issues upon dark horse, it is believed
that Cincinnati ST Louis and Minneapolis
| will come to Omaha. Ohio would not go to
| Philadelphia, since that city is spoken of as Il
favoritc for Blaine men.
The crowd at the Arlington hotel this
| evening was larger than any night previous
| during the week. All the delegations who
arc contending for the next national conven-
tion have their headquarters in that hotel
and documents bearing upon the facilities of
fcred by each of the cities lie around on all
the tables and stare at the traveller from
nearly every door. The two large parlors on
the ground floor were occupied again this
evening by Nebraska and general reception
of western delegates and prominent rcpubli-
lcans was held and later IN the evening re
port was circulated by the Philadelphia dele
cation that the influence of the Blaine mem,
Der would be thrown in favor of
Blame's manager, would be present
in person tomorrow to lay the wires to that
end. Long John Jones, of Chicago, ex
presses the opinion that Mr., Blaine's friends,
matter and that further active work for the
convention by the Chicago delegation would
be unnecessary. Mr.. Sherman's friends
claim that he is careless as to where the con-
| vention may be held. While New York is
| making no move in the interest of any candi-
date in that state, so far as could be asccr.
| tanned at present Writing. u prominent friend
| of Mr.. Blainc's stated this evening that if
Blaine can be induced to run, the best judg
ment of his friends in the convention will in
dicate the selection of Ben Harrison of In
| diana, the vice presidential candidate
1t is admitted by the friends of Mr.. Blaine
that the election of New York has practic-
| ally decided the political complexion of that
state in lSSS and that the principal efforts of
the party must be made to capture the cleo
toral vote of New Jersey. Connecticut and
Indiana Some hopes have been raised in
| the breasts of the extreme protectonists by
the vigorous tariff reform message of Presi-
dent Cleveland which, it is hoped, will prove
IA more potent factor in securing the votes of
| NEE hanics and artisans than General Han
cocks tariff as local issue'
in the campaign of 1850. New
Jersey politicians are positive to-
day that, circulated as campaign docu-
lican candidate nominated on a protective
platform, by at least 5000 majority.
Among the visitors at the headquarters of
the Nebraska delegation to-Eight We're Sen
ator Sherman, General Greedy, chief signal
officer, and General Brayton, of Rhode
| Island
The national republican committee will
leave the Arlington tomorrow and go to the
republican league club house on Thomas err
Gle, at IL o'clock. They will be met by the
members of the league and will take posses
sion OF the entire second floor of the club
house, and use that as their headquarters.
They will hold their meetings there to-mor-
| row night. The league tender the national
committee grand reception at the club
house and many prominent in the republican
party will be present to welcome the com
mittce.
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